Can NI Measurement Studio .NET be made to work with Visual Studio .NET 2002?

[JVL]

When attempting to install Measurement Studio 7.1, the installer tells me that I need Visual C++ .NET 2003. I have the 2002 version and was wondering if there was any way to make Measurement Studio 7.1 work with it and if so, how can I do it?

My only other option is to use Measurement Studio with Visual Studio 6 support. If this is the case, can I use .NET 2002 tools with Visual Studio 6.0 support or should I use the Visual Studio 6.0 tools with Measurement Studio with Visual Studio 6.0 Support?

Thanks,
John

[Elton Wells]

There is not a way to make Measurement Studio 7.1 work with Visual Studio .NET 2002. The reason for this is that the Measurement Studio 7.1 .NET libraries require .NET Framework 1.1 and the Measurement Studio 7.1 C++ libraries require MFC 7.1. Visual Studio .NET 2002 supports .NET Framework 1.0 and MFC 7.0 and does not support .NET Framework 1.1 and MFC 7.1.

You also cannot use Measurement Studio 6.0 with Visual Studio .NET 2002. The reason is similar to the reason described above. The Measurement Studio 6.0 C++ libraries require MFC 4.2, which is supported by Visual C++ 6.0, but is not supported by Visual Studio .NET 2002. Measurement Studio 6.0 did not ship any .NET libraries. You could use the Measurement Studio 6.0 ActiveX controls via interop wrappers that are generated by Visual Studio.

There was an update for the Measurement Studio 6.0 C++ libraries that work with Visual Studio .NET 2002. For more information, see the National Instruments and Visual Studio .NET page.

- Elton